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Mark Boucher

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Mark Verdon Boucher

Born: 3 December 1976, East London, Cape Province
Major Teams: Border, South Africa.
Known As: Mark Boucher
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Other: Wicket-Keeper


Test Debut: South Africa v Pakistan at Sheikupura, 2nd Test, 1997/98
Latest Test:
South Africa v Bangladesh at Potchefstroom, 2nd Test, 2002/03

ODI Debut:
South Africa v New Zealand at Perth, Carlton & United Series, 1997/98
Latest ODI:
South Africa v Bangladesh at Kimberley, 3rd ODI, 2002/03

First-class debut:
Border B v Natal B at Durban, 1995/96

Border debut same season

Education: Selborne College
Junior Representative Cricket: Bdr Nuff 1994-95, SA Schools 1994-95

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 25/10/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   54   73   9  1846  125   28.84  50.82   3  10  205   5

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 09/10/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  127   88  23  1578   70   24.27  77.23   0  13  175   9

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (1995/96 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   98  142  23  4189  134   35.20   7  22  340  16

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               3      0    20    0    -     -      0   0    -   6.66

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1995/96 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  166  126  33  2184   70   23.48   0  16  216  13

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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It is a measure of the rapidity of Mark Boucher's rise that no one is quite sure exactly how many cricketing records he currently holds. Fastest man to a 100 dismissals here, highest score by a nightwatchman there, most innings without a bye over the road - they've tumbled out so quickly that it has been difficult to keep up. Probably his most significant achievement, however, came in only his second Test match, and his first on home soil, against Pakistan at the Wanderers in February 1998 when he and Pat Symcox put on 195 to set a new Test ninth-wicket partnership record. The real relevance of this feat lies not so much in its numbers, but in the fact that it was built with South Africa in desperate trouble at 166 for eight. Boucher had made his Test debut still short of his 21st birthday a few months previously when he was rushed to Sheikhupura to stand in for the injured Dave Richardson. He served his apprenticeship on South Africa's 1997/98 tour of Australia and took over as the first choice 'keeper when Richardson retired at the end of that tour. Boucher was not everyone's first-choice to succeed Richardson - Gauteng's Nic Pothas had been waiting in the wings for some time - but once Boucher got his hands on the position, he refused to let it go. In some respects he is still learning his trade (he found conditions in England difficult, both on the 1998 South African tour and during the 1999 World Cup), but he has demonstrated courage, determination and nous. These qualities brought him three Test hundreds in his first 25 Tests and earmarked him as a future number five or six batsman. He was also awarded the South African vice-captaincy when Shaun Pollock took over from Hansie Cronje, recognition of his willingness to get down and scrap when his team needs it. All things being equal, Boucher will surely captain South Africa one day and heaven knows how many records he might eventually set before he hangs up his gloves. (Peter Robinson - July 2000)

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